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February 10, 2019

When Dreams Call for Silence

For her first exhibition at AUC in more than 20 years, artist Huda Lutfi has created an entirely new body of work.

April 15, 2019

Speak English on Campus

In AUC’s early years, there were Speak English on Campus campaigns. Desserts were awarded to those who used English during the lunch hours and a spelling bee encouraged competition among the best students.

June 1, 2022

AUC Launches Initiative to Support Community Mental Health, End Stigma

On Sunday, AUC launched its Mental Health and Well-being Initiative with a community workshop aimed at opening a discussion and offering a platform for participants to share their experiences and ideas for improving mental he

Photo of a Woman Selling Lemons in Cairo

May 25, 2022

Students Awarded in National, Global 2022 Map the System Competition for Project on Women

Students win first place in the national 2022 Map and their project was an Excellent Undergraduate Project in a global competition in the UK.

May 24, 2022

Reimagining Cairo: AUC Alum, Student Win 3rd Worldwide in 2022 Berkeley Prize Competition for Design Excellence

Mahmoud El Kady ‘21 and Tia Ashraf, anthropology graduating senior, won third place worldwide in the 2022 Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Architectural Design Excellence competition.

May 23, 2022

AUC Launches Working Group to Boost Gender Equity Across Campus

A new working group consisting of AUC students, faculty and staff is spearheading an effort to review the University’s gender-related policies to ensure inclusivity, equity, diversity and care for the entire community.

May 16, 2022

Nageh Allam Wins 2022 Obada Prize for Distinguished Scientists

Nageh Allam, professor and director of the nanotechnology graduate program at AUC’s Department of Physics, has won the 2022 Obada Prize for

May 15, 2022

America 101: AUC Faculty, Staff Bring U.S. Culture to Life for English Language Learners

A new online series is allowing English-language learners across Egypt to dive headfirst into American culture through monthly online lectures led by AUC faculty and staff from the United States.

May 10, 2022

CIMUN Team Wins Big at 2022 National Model United Nations Conference

Emerging stronger than ever after a three-year hiatus, AUC’s Cairo International Model United Nations (CIMUN) team won Outstanding Delegation awards for the 12th consecutive year at the 2022 National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in New York City this

May 10, 2022

Bridging the Gap: Ahmed Moustafa to Lead Coronavirus Genome Research in Egypt, MENA

Ahmed Moustafa, professor and chair of AUC's Department of Biology, has been awarded $2.1 million from Wellcome Trust for a project that will establish molecular surveillance of the coronavirus genomes in the MENA region, bridging research disparities and leadi

May 10, 2022

AUC Students Victorious at 2022 Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition

Students Maha Shatta, Fatema Lokma, Mostafa Nosseir, Ahmed Elghoul and Seif Ahmed ‘21 from AUC’s Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering won first place worldwide in the 2022 Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition in the digital health track for their device, GlucoClip.

December 27, 2022

100 PhDs in Africa Awardee Shimaa Heikal (MSc '22) Pilots Data Project on Dementia in Egypt

Pioneering a research registry on novel biomarkers found in early stages of dementia within the Egyptian population, Shimaa Heikal (MSc '22), PhD candidate at AUC’s Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology (I-GHHE), is among the first 10 awardees for the 100 PhDs in Africa program.&nbsp

April 26, 2022

PhD Student Receives L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talented Scientist Award

Sarah Abdelkader (MSc ‘20), an environmental health PhD student at AUC's Institute of Global Health and Human Ecology (I-GHHE), has won the prestigious L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talented Scientist award for Egypt, for her innovative work in sustainable agricult

AUC Advisory Trustees Paul Hannon and Peter Giblin

April 20, 2022

AUC Mourns Loss of Advisory Trustee Peter Giblin

AUC Advisory Trustee Peter Giblin died on April 11 in England at 80 years old. He is remembered as a bright, hardworking and good-natured colleague, and as a friend.

April 20, 2022

Geology Course Takes Students out of the Classroom and Into the Wild

Students in AUC's Geology for the Engineer course left the classroom and headed outside this spring to visit two of Egypt's major geological sites: Wadi Degla Protectorate and Wadi Al-Hitan heritage site.

When Dreams Call for Silence

Speak English on Campus

AUC Launches Initiative to Support Community Mental Health, End Stigma

Students Awarded in National, Global 2022 Map the System Competition for Project on Women

Reimagining Cairo: AUC Alum, Student Win 3rd Worldwide in 2022 Berkeley Prize Competition for Design Excellence

AUC Launches Working Group to Boost Gender Equity Across Campus

Nageh Allam Wins 2022 Obada Prize for Distinguished Scientists

America 101: AUC Faculty, Staff Bring U.S. Culture to Life for English Language Learners

CIMUN Team Wins Big at 2022 National Model United Nations Conference

Bridging the Gap: Ahmed Moustafa to Lead Coronavirus Genome Research in Egypt, MENA

AUC Students Victorious at 2022 Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition

100 PhDs in Africa Awardee Shimaa Heikal (MSc '22) Pilots Data Project on Dementia in Egypt

PhD Student Receives L’Oréal-UNESCO Young Talented Scientist Award

AUC Mourns Loss of Advisory Trustee Peter Giblin

Geology Course Takes Students out of the Classroom and Into the Wild

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